Godswell Grove Fm
Early-attested site in the Parish of Dilton
Historical Forms
- Godeswell' 1189 WMxvi
- Godewul' 1242 Fees
- Godewell' 1245 WMxvi
- Godwell t.Hy8 AOMB 1461 Inqaqd 1537 LP 1666 FF
- Goswell 1751 ib
Etymology
Godswell Grove Fm (6″) is Godeswell '1189 WM xvi, Godewul '1242 Fees, Godewell '1245 WM xvi, Godwell t. Hy 8AOMB , 1461 Inq aqd, 1537 LP, 1666FF , Goswell 1751 ib. Cf. Godeshulle 1241 FF in Bratton and Godsell Fm supra 87. The probabilities are in favour of a personal name as the first element.